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Lot 6050

Letter carried by sextons to Sallerup endorsed at front "Klockaren framskaffar detta utan dröjsmåhl och någon försummelse, för det angelägeht" translates to (The sexton is to convey this without delay and any negligence). On the reverse it was noted that the letter arrived in Borlunda at 6 PM on January 15th 1707, from there it was forwarded and arrived in Nebbelöf the next day. The canon law of 1686 stipulated that sextons were obliged to carry mail concerning clerical matters from one dean or vicar to another, this was in force until 1888.